Improv Leadership

Narrated by Mark Burns, The Learning Imperative examines the key ingredients that ensure effective learning and offers leaders step-by-step guidance on how they can achieve it in their own teams and organizations. The audiobook maps out the key stages of the learning journey and provides a comprehensive guide for team leaders and managers who want to improve learning in their teams. It also shares essential advice on the design and delivery of effective training programs, as well as a range of illuminating case studies drawn from real-life contexts.

So, you have sorted through the plethora of information on leadership and landed right here. Perhaps you are already in a leadership position and you need to learn some tools to be effective. Maybe you feel that you are a leader, but those in authority over you seem to look right past you for promotion. Whatever your situation might be, you have started an adventure that will propel you into your destiny.

Two of the biggest obstacles to business success are poor communication and poor relationships between team members and leaders. Most don’t realize this, and even fewer have the tools to solve these problems. You don’t have to be most leaders. Intelligent Huddles shows you how to plan, implement, and run daily huddles to improve communication and effectiveness in any organization. Andrea Hemmer uses her in-depth knowledge of neuroscience and expert communication techniques to deliver a brilliant new framework for the daily huddle.

Unlock the secrets of a transformative new paradigm with "Master Adaptive Intelligence," your essential guide to mastering the dynamics of adaptive intelligence. It's not about luck; it's about mastering the art of adaptive intelligence, and you can do it, too. Most of us have never been taught how to develop our intelligence effectively, yet adaptive intelligence is the foundation of every goal we aspire to achieve. With this book, you can transform your approach to intelligence and change your life. This innovative book guides you through the complexities of a field that has the potential...

This audiobook will teach you different exercises and techniques to help you become a better leader in your life. You will discover the key qualities an effective leader should have. You will learn how to develop your leadership skills no matter what role you play in your career.

Este audiolibro se centra en el pensamiento, en la idea de que los individuos y las empresas necesitan una mentalidad de pensamiento más reflexiva y receptiva. La capacidad de cuestionarse continuamente, influye en la calidad de los pensamientos. Pensar mejor depende de cuán abierto estas a nuevas ideas y también de tomar tus decisiones con base en evidencias. ¡Sueña, decide y ponte en acción!

Many companies struggle with retaining employees and getting projects in on time. They hire the best, and before they know it, these individuals have left for different companies. Sometimes, it is for more money and, sometimes, not. It seems impossible to find an employee who has any loyalty any longer, and the problem just gets so much worse when unemployment rates are done.

In recent years, the term EQ or emotional intelligence has become a well-known term for how we behave, react, and communicate with others. In business and various professions, EQ is now part of determining whether a person would make a good fit. This book explores what emotional intelligence is, the skills and tools to develop and improve EQ, and an in-depth analysis of how techniques and skills can play a positive role in how we communicate with people.

Communicating is tougher than ever. Our relationships are suffering. We are losing our ability to relate and interact with each other. Despite our advances in technology, people feel lonely and disconnected. Brett Keirstead, a 30-year sales professional, wants to do something about it. We Are All Sales, People teaches five key skills that anyone can adapt to dramatically improve the quality of their communication and relationships at home, at school, and at work.

First, Hide The Poison Arrows: A new three-point strategy to drive sales and leadership effectiveness in our post-recession economy. The one, primitive desire of every human being? Remove Unwanted Tension. Did you know that over 75% of sales and management professionals have not received or pursued updated sales training since the recession hit? Dr. Russell Riendeau, award-winning executive-search professional and recognized expert in business development strategies, delivers three dynamic hours of real world tools, humorous stories and behind-the-scenes insights on how to increase sales and leadership effectiveness.

Follow along as Dr. Liker explains the Lean Leadership Development Model (LLDM), and how it aligns with the accepted principles of operational excellence. Learn about the behaviors required to sustain it long-term. Understand how leadership must walk the talk of True North. Find out how to actively engage in developing lean leader skills.

How to Influence People: 25 Great Ways to Improve Your Communication and Negotiating Skills.

Have you ever wondered where your organization is headed? Have you ever asked yourself: why is it that some organizations are more successful than others? Management fads can bring some benefit, but they rarely deliver the sustained success their advocates promised. Equally, while the caliber of an organization's leadership is important, along with the strategies they pursue, they in themselves are not the answer to the question. Beyond Default argues that there is something more fundamental at play; something that ultimately determines the destiny of an organization.

Press Ganey's chief nursing officer Christina Dempsey has worked everywhere in healthcare, from the ward floor to the hospital boardroom. She has also experienced the system as a patient and as a family member of a critically ill patient. In The Antidote to Suffering, this 30-year healthcare veteran and patient-experience thought leader argues that the key to improving healthcare is to reduce the suffering - physical, psychological, and emotional - of patients and caregivers alike through Compassionate Connected CareTM.

According to Harvard Business Review, the most extensive and methodologically consistent global study of employee engagement shows that only 16 percent employees are engaged at work! So what’s the antidote to this pervasive management challenge of low engagement? Some of the world’s leading firms are embracing a new paradigm for leadership, change management, and business transformation in this digital age. Engage X Lead = Transform is about this new paradigm – open-source engagement.

Emotionally intelligent people are open to new experiences, can show feelings adequate to the situation, either good or bad, and find it easy to socialize with other people and establish new contacts. They handle stress well, say “no” easily, realistically assess the achievements of themselves or others and are not afraid of constructive criticism and taking calculated risks.

Un mentor y entrenador de éxito, para más de 56 millonarios que lo acreditan como su mentor de negocios, comparte difíciles temporadas en su vida que rara vez ha compartido antes. Este libro no sólo habla del camino del autor desde una vida de dolor y esclavitud hacia la libertad, sino una verdad que está disponible para todos nosotros si decidimos creer y tener el coraje de soltar nuestra historia apestosa.

Are you losing money due to wasted effort and low productivity of your knowledge workers? Is your office inefficiency leading to low worker morale and high workforce turnover? Are you losing customers or irritated due to disorganized office practices? Applying Lean principles to your office operations can solve these problems and create efficient knowledge workers that are a real competitive advantage.

With Creativity: Creative Thinking to Improve Memory, Increase Success and Live a Healthy Life, you'll learn how to use creativity to improve your life. You'll discover how unlocking your creativity can help improve your memory, health, and success. Through a series of fun exercises, you'll start actively being creative in your everyday life.

From #MeToo to #WeToo tackles these difficult conditions with sensitivity and insight to help male leaders transform negative interactions, challenging workplace dynamics, and dysfunctional teams into an environment that is highly productive, collaborative, supportive, and respectful of everyone–regardless of gender.